Wednesday, October 31, 2007

59 tidbits about Me!

This is a pictureless blog (boring). I enjoyed Aimee Jo's and Ranay's 100 and 50 tidbits about themselves that I sat down and did some for me. I came up with 59 so far. I'm still working on it.

1. Love the rain, thunder and lightning showers.

2. I love to curl up by the fire on a snowy day and read a good book.

3. Fall is my favorite time of year, mostly because it's football season!

4. I have never broken a bone.

5. I love to observe people especially agt airports.

6. I have taken hula lessons in Hawaii.

7. I really like to clean.

8. Love doing puzzles.

9. I don't like eggs or fish.

10. Dessert is my favorite meal course.

11. The temple is a place of peace and refuge for me.

12. Music is a passion.

13. I was a lifeguard for $1.50/hour.

14. I love to kiss and nuzzle my grandkids in the crook of their necks.

15. I can't sit still when music is playing, have to dance.

16. I am the mother of 5 wonderful children and 8 perfect grandkids.

17. I like to listen and learn from my husband each night he comes home from work.

18. I'm a sprawler when I sleep.

19. I don't like getting my nails done.

20. I love to burn candles.

21. After cleaning my house, I love to sit down and take it all in with a tall glass of pop.

22. Crushed ice and a fountain drink YUM!

23. I think I'm half Mexican because I LOVE mexican food.

24. Once had to go to driving school because I flunked the drivers written exam.

25. Was on probation for a year (after appearing in court) for leaving my baby in the car unattended.

26. I have shaken David O. McKay and Spencer W. Kimball's hands.

27. I love when my grandkids come running to grandma because they are so excited to see me.

28. There is nothing sweeter to me than a childs face.

29. I LOVE babies!!!!

30. I am very proud of my husband and his accomplishments in his life. I'm also proud of how he has handled the disappointments in his life.

31. I wish I had my husband's patience and compassion.

32. I regret not finishing my college degree.

33. I enjoy learning new things about yoga and exercise and doing them.

34. I love any kind of exercise!!!!

35. I had a major role in the musical Brigadoon in High School. Had to kiss my partner.

36. I love the smell of dirt at spud harvest.

37. I use to cook by smelling and lost hat sense when Jen was born.

38. I was Madison County's Jr. Miss.

39.Love the smell of freshly cut grass.

40. I would love to go through every temple built. I have been through 8.

41. I play the organ and love pulling out all the stops and busting out a Bach fugue.

42. I have been to 10 other countries besides the US.

43. A perfect vacation for me would be sitting on and beach or by a pool reading a good book and sipping on a non alcoholic margarita!!

44. I like a challenge.

45. I love change.

46. I can't stand conflict, it makes me stressed!

47. I have felt the power of prayer in my life.

48. I am thankful for my strong, great heritage. I think of them often.

49. I hae violence.

50. Was a college cheerleader.

51. Married my high school sweetheart 10 days after returning home from his mission.

52. Went through the Teton Dam Flood.

53. I am a firm believer in Food Storage and being prepared.

54. Have gone through quadruple bypass surgery and a heart attack with my honey.

55. Lost over 20 pounds on Weight Watchers.

56. Lost a sister in a car accident.

57. Almost lost a daughter, Tiffany.

58. Teach hip hop and yoga.

59. Did my student teaching in Salt Lake in Dance/Health Education.

Whew, I will have to work on the rest.

Halloween is for kids!!!

Spencer said, "Gotta go to church, bye" :)

Happy Halloween!


The Storer's Hannah, Abbey and Tanner, carved their pumpkins last night. Ready to go trick or treating.
Hannah wasn't sure about the black lipstick! Tanner was excited to scare everyone, and Abbey was afriad of all the scarey people!


Nathan, what a handsome cowboy!!! ready to rustle up some candy!
Who is that cute Thomas the train???? Spencie!!! It was fun to go with Derick and Marisa's family to the trunk or treat at the church. It was really fun! Marisa then had us over for homemade doughtnuts that were scrumptious!!! I have passed the torch!!!

Friday, October 12, 2007

Hospital Four Walls

Mom had surgery Oct 1st and was just released today Oct 12. It has been a long couple of weeks. She had back surgery, pretty extensive. They put 8 screws in her back L4, L-5 and found a cyst on her L-5 SI area (benign). She has to wear a shell brace whenever she is up for 3 months.
She has to wear this magnetic bone growth enhancer for 4 hours a day for 3 months. she really has the hardware!

She is doing well however, walking with her walker and climbing stairs. They are going to have Home Health come in and help for a few weeks. It will be probably 6 months before she is back to snuff. Was so happy today to get the staples out of her back (about 20 of them). And more happy to be home.

The Cabin overhaul!


That's pretty far up there. Whoa!
Flies everywhere.
Mike couldn't stand the door hanging crooked, so he had to use his power tools to fix it!!!



The cabin needed some work done on it and so we set the date after the wedding to go up and fix the fence, stain the deck, clean the flies out of the windows and shampoo the carpets. We woke up that morning to blizzard conditions. Trees had broken branches all over town, in fact the clean up continues as we speak. But we braved the weather and went up to get things fixed. Didn't get the deck done but Jeff and his dad and Clarke went up this weekend to fish and finished that. But we had fun cleaning.

The Wedding

Jen and Dane's cake was beautiful! The flowers on top are sugar!! If you can believe that. Sorry I haven't figured out how to rotate the pictures yet. You'll just have to turn your head! hee hee.


Nathan was the ring bearer and did such a good job! Such handsome boys! So cute!


Jen asked the family to sing "I Melt" by Rascal Flats for the bride and groom dance. Brought tears to this mom's eyes! They did so good. One of Jeff's friends walked in the door while they were singing and thought it was the CD playing!! How about that!! It was awesome.


Grandpa doing a bit of dancing with little Abbey!

Jen and Dane

The Flower girls! Hannah and Abbey. They were so cute!
It actually snowed the day of the wedding.
Happily ever after!

What a great day!

The love of a father giving his baby girl away. They had a great time dancing as father and daughter.






Who are those beautiful girls!!! Ranay (Derick's wife) Marisa, the bride, Tiffany and Dane's sister doing the Vogue look!




It was so much fun having Justin here from Ohio! We had a fun time. Notice the nails. It is only the second time in my live that I have had them done, and I couldn't do anything! But they looked pretty!


My boys!!!!! Love em!